Men's Track & Field

Rentzsch Sets New School Record in Javelin as Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season at FSU Relays

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – UMBC
freshman Vincent
Rentzsch (Oranienburg, Germany) set a new school record in
the javelin as the UMBC track and field teams opened the outdoor
season at the Florida State Relays, Friday at the Mike Long
Track.

On his fifth throw of the event, Rentzsch recorded a throw of
58.83m (193'00") to break the UMBC school record and finish third
in the competition. The freshman's mark breaks the
previous record of 56.03m (183'10.00") set by Mike Harte back in
1999. With his throw, Rentzsch qualifies for the IC4A meet
which will be held at Princeton in May.

Senior Amanda Deller (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) and
sophomore Thor
Serafenas (Olney, Md./Good Gounsel/Clemson) also set
personal-bests on the day competing in the hammer throw.

A three-time America East outdoor champion in the shot put,
Deller posted a career-best throw of 47.19m (154'10.00") to
finish third in the event and move up to third all-time
in the UMBC record book. Serafenas also posted a new
career-best with a throw of 54.85m (179'11.00") to place second in
the Sunshine State and claim second in school history. He
also qualified for the IC4A meet to be held in May.

Three-time America East 60m hurdle champion Trae
Proctor (Brandywine, Md./Thomas Stone) opened his outdoor
season by competing in the 110m hurdles. The senior
finished seventh in the event with a time of 14.72.

After placing fifth in the 1,000m run at the indoor conference
meet, freshman Andrew
Keresztes (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Port Jefferson) started
his first outdoor season by taking 26th in the 1,500m run in a time
of 4:08.08.